{"id":296,"date":"2023-03-22T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T21:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koto.local\/senator-hickenlooper-discusses-the-new-congress\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T16:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T23:37:17","slug":"senator-hickenlooper-discusses-the-new-congress","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/koto.org\/es\/news\/senator-hickenlooper-discusses-the-new-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Hickenlooper Discusses the New Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n        class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper          layout-caption-below          design-layout-inline          combination-animation-none          individual-animation-none          individual-text-animation-none\"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"sqs-block-image-figure              intrinsic\"\n            style=\"max-width:960px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n              \n              class=\"image-block-wrapper\"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-image-shape-container-element                                              has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"                position: relative;                                  padding-bottom:125%;                                overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);              \"\n              ><\/p>\n<p>                <img class=\"lazyload\" data-stretch=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/John_Hickenlooper2C_official_portrait2C_117th_Congress.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/John_Hickenlooper2C_official_portrait2C_117th_Congress.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/John_Hickenlooper2C_official_portrait2C_117th_Congress.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"960x1200\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" elementtiming=\"system-image-block\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw\" style=\"display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%\" onload=\"this.classList.add(&quot;loaded&quot;)\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%271200%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20960%201200%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%271200%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/John_Hickenlooper2C_official_portrait2C_117th_Congress.jpg?format=100w 100w, https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/John_Hickenlooper2C_official_portrait2C_117th_Congress.jpg?format=300w 300w, https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/John_Hickenlooper2C_official_portrait2C_117th_Congress.jpg?format=500w 500w, https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/John_Hickenlooper2C_official_portrait2C_117th_Congress.jpg?format=750w 750w, https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/John_Hickenlooper2C_official_portrait2C_117th_Congress.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/John_Hickenlooper2C_official_portrait2C_117th_Congress.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/John_Hickenlooper2C_official_portrait2C_117th_Congress.jpg?format=2500w 2500w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Senator Hickenlooper, in his official senate portrait. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">For the past couple years, Democrats ran the show in Washington, DC, for the most part \u2014 holding the white house and both chambers of congress, albeit by a slim margin. But, the balance of power has shifted following the 2022 midterms as republicans secured a majority in the house. Colorado\u2019s Senator John Hickenlooper, a democrat, was not up for re-election and won\u2019t have to run again until 2026. But still, Hickenlooper says the recent shift in Washington will affect his, and his party\u2019s, work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sqs-blockStatus sqs-blockStatus--overlayMode\" data-state=\"uninitialized\">\n<div class=\"sqs-blockStatus-disclosure\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sqs-blockStatus-box\">\n<div class=\"sqs-blockStatus-box-title\">Audio Block<\/div>\n<div class=\"sqs-blockStatus-box-message\">\n        Double-click here to upload or link to a .mp3.<\/p>\n<p>          <a class=\"sqs-blockStatus-box-kbArticleLink\" href=\"https:\/\/support.squarespace.com\/hc\/articles\/206543197\" target=\"_blank\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div \n  class=\"sqs-audio-embed sqs-block-is-placeholder\"\n  data-url=\"\"\n  data-mime-type=\"\"\n  data-title=\"Senator Hickenlooper Discusses the New Congress\"\n  data-author=\"Gavin McGough 3-22-23\"\n  data-show-download=\"false\"\n  data-design-style=\"minimal\"\n  data-duration-in-ms=\"\"\n  data-color-theme=\"dark\"\n\n  data-block-state=\"uninitialized\"\n>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><em>\u201cEverything is going to have to be bipartisan. Which isn&#8217;t a bad thing. If you look at everything we did in the last congress \u2014 a congress is two years \u2014 The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, the Chips Plus Science Act, I mean these were big bipartisan bills that were very important,\u201d <\/em>Hickenlooper says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Settling into the first months of the new Congress, Hickenlooper spoke with KOTO News about his current projects. With power in congress split, Hickenlooper says efforts might be less sweeping than legislation passed in 2020 and 2021,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><em>\u201cBut really, small projects \u2014 I think the Dolores River NCA, the National Conservation Area, that&#8217;s a classic example. I mean, I think those are the kinds of things we\u2019ll be able to make progress on, as well as implementing the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill,\u201d <\/em>Hickenlooper says. \u201c<em>All these bills that to a large extent are gonna deliver resources \u2013 money \u2013 to counties and municipalities and states all over America.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Even modest efforts could have a direct impact here in Southwest CO, such as a proposed bill to conserve the Dolores River. And when it comes to capturing those funds from past legislation which Hickenlooper speaks of, the task will fall on area county governments. But, Hickenlooper says, they won\u2019t be working alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><em>\u201cGovernor Polis is on top of this and is going to hire a couple of staff to help smaller communities access these large amounts of money, and I know my office and Senator Bennet&#8217;s office are going to train our outreach staff to find what are the best ways to access some of these pools of resources,\u201d <\/em>Hickenlooper says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">While Hickenlooper himself did not face re-election, many of his colleagues in the senate did, some decided to retire. Adjusting to the new session, he notes many of the colleagues he is missing were actually folks from across the aisle,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><em>\u201cIt was great to have those older, more experienced republicans, but a lot of them couldn&#8217;t stand Donald Trump and when the Republican Party divided over President Trump they left. After January 6th they said \u2018We won&#8217;t support Trump, and therefore we think we can&#8217;t win a primary,\u2019 and that\u2019s a loss. They were really talented people who really cared about not just the Republican Party but the whole country. Their states and the whole country,\u201d <\/em>says Hickenlooper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">When it comes to looking ahead, Hickenlooper can\u2019t help but dream of congress\u2019s summer recess, when legislators take a break from Washington to meet their constituents back home. The senator notes this is one of the greatest parts of his job, especially when it brings him to Colorado&#8217;s Southwest corner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><em>\u201cYou know, when I drive around Southwestern, CO I\u2019m doing constituent services. It&#8217;s part of my job to get to those communities,\u201d <\/em>says Hickenlooper.<em> \u201cAnd again, as you know, spring and summer in Southwest Colorado are one of the most beautiful times of year in one of the most beautiful parts of our country that you could ever have. So we\u2019re going to do Town Hall Meetings and try to get out and meet more people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">That\u2019s US Senator John Hickenlooper speaking with KOTO News from Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Hickenlooper, in his official senate portrait. 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